My guess is part of your issue is that since they changed the WC laws in CA you can only receive two years of TTD. Aren't you close to hitting that or are you already receiving permanent disability? Anyway, their intent is to rush everyone through the process. If you were approved for SSDI it definitely is a factor in your WC case in CA. You don't have to go through the Voc Rehab process now if you're unable to currently work. Could you work from home potentially or is your function too low to manage that?

It appears I hit the 2 year mark, so I have to revert to my SSDI, which since I was only getting $75 (because of the ceiling on how much you can get) I had to go activate, which can take 30 days or more.
I have the Vocational Evaluation today. I don't understand why because I'm on TTD. And I tried to work from home but the mental issues started to hit and the brain fog, and I had to stop. This was last year. It was weird actually because that was WHEN they hit. I didn't have them really all that much... and they crept up on me that summer and then it was harder and harder to do the work I was given. Until I was repeating myself because I couldn't even remember if I had done things the day before.

Being on TTD definitely doesn't preclude you from Voc Rehab. If a claimant just needs a bit more time to recover, it can stretch your VR dollars.

You are entitled to pay through VR. Or, you can choose cash and not participate. At least this was an option at one point.

WC is also supposed to guesstimate what your P&S rating will be and give you a temp payment based on that. At least that's how things used to work. You want to find that out before you have SS recalculate your SSDI or you'll end up with an overpayment.

Send a letter to your attorney's office via certified mail if they continue to be unresponsive to create a paper trail.